Provides historical context for the 2008 financial crisis and proposes a radical solution, the megabanks deemed "too big to fail" must be made smaller.--
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-290) and index
Introduction: 13 bankers -- Thomas Jefferson and the financial aristocracy -- Other people's oligarchs -- Wall Street rising : 1980- -- "Greed is good" : the takeover -- The best deal ever -- Too big to fail -- The American oligarchy : six banks